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Alighiero Boetti
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alighiero Boetti
- Rosso e Blu. Orizzontali e Verticali. Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Invenzione.
- signed, titled and dated 1971, and numbered consecutively 1-4 on the reverse
- coloured pencil on graph paper, in 4 parts
- each: 71.2 by 101.6cm.; 28 by 40in.
- overall: 71.2 by 406.4cm; 28 by 160in.
Provenance
The Artist
Salvatore Ala Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the above in 1990)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Salvatore Ala Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the above in 1990)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Basel, Kunsthalle, Alighiero Boetti, 1978, no. 23
Ravenna, Loggetta Lombardesca - Pinacoteca Comunale, Alighiero & Boetti: Materiali e Apparato Bio-bibliografico, 1984-5
New York, Salvatore Ala Gallery, Alighiero Boetti, 1990
Bergamo, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Alighiero Boetti. Quasi Tutto, 2004, p. 131, illustrated in colour
Milan, Studio Giangaleazzo Visconti, Alighiero e Boetti, 2006, n.p., illustrated in colour
Milan, Galleria Salvatore + Caroline Ala, Collettiva, 2007
Ravenna, Loggetta Lombardesca - Pinacoteca Comunale, Alighiero & Boetti: Materiali e Apparato Bio-bibliografico, 1984-5
New York, Salvatore Ala Gallery, Alighiero Boetti, 1990
Bergamo, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Alighiero Boetti. Quasi Tutto, 2004, p. 131, illustrated in colour
Milan, Studio Giangaleazzo Visconti, Alighiero e Boetti, 2006, n.p., illustrated in colour
Milan, Galleria Salvatore + Caroline Ala, Collettiva, 2007
Literature
Giovan Battista Salerno and Andrea Marescalchi, Boetti, Milan 2004, pp. 14-17, illustrated in colour
Jean-Christophe Amman, Alighiero Boetti Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 2009, p. 300, no. 382, illustrated in colour
Jean-Christophe Amman, Alighiero Boetti Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 2009, p. 300, no. 382, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the clearly delineated and brightly coloured red and blue pencil lines. The overall tonality of the paper is slightly warmer in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are a very few scattered, pin-sized spots of foxing to all four sheets. Close inspection reveals small media accretions near the centre of sheet 3 and near the top left corner of sheet 2.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"It’s just a question of knowing the rules of the game. Someone who doesn’t know them will never see the order that reigns in things. It’s like looking at a starry sky. Someone who does not know the order of the stars will see only confusion, whereas an astronomer will have a very clear vision of things."
Alighiero Boetti in 1988